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Recover data from internal hard drive

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  • 07-02-2006 10:08am
    #1
    johnny_rambo
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I was wondering if anyone knows how I could recover the data from my internal hard drive on my laptop (Dell Inspiron 6000). I was unable to boot from the hard drive and after running the diagnostics with dell support they advised me that I needed a new hard drive. I now have the new hard drive in place but don't know how to get the data off the old hard drive.

    The only solution I could find was to get an ide to usb convertor, connect it to a PC and try to recover it that way. Do you think that is the best way of going about it or is there any other alternatives? Or is there any companies in dublin that can recover this data for me without charging an arm and a leg?


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    irlrobins
    Registered Users Posts: 7,544 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    yea i think getting a cable to attach to PC is prob the best way of getting the data off. Getting a pro to try and recover data will always be expensive.


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    Pataman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,534 ✭✭✭Pataman


    Did you try any of the "undelete" programs. Most of them have a demo prog.


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    irlrobins
    Registered Users Posts: 7,544 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    this won't be much help. the files were not deleted. they're just not easily read due to a physical failure with the drive.


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    johnny_rambo
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭johnny_rambo


    irlrobins wrote:
    this won't be much help. the files were not deleted. they're just not easily read due to a physical failure with the drive.

    Yeah this is right. When I had the old internal hard drive in place and tried to boot windows on it, I kept getting the error "A disk read error occurred. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete". Before this error, the line "Loading PBR2...done" would appear. The LED, that shows when the disk is being read, was constantly on.

    I have the WinXP disk and tried to reinstall the OS and then try to recover the files but the CD was going to format the drive as there was no space for the XP installation. I didn't think formatting the drive was a good idea so I didn't reinstall the OS.

    Has anyone ever reinstalled the OS (and formatting the partition where all you data was) and then used an app like Search and Recover 3 to recover their data?


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    WILKEL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 77 ✭✭WILKEL


    The hard drive on my (work) dell inspiron 8100 had packed up but there is only a small bit of data i need recovered on it.:mad:
    I have sent it to a firm in Bray (min charge €65 ) and should hear back this week if they can recover it and if itwill cost any more than the min charge.
    I will post back a let you know.


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    SouperComputer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    Ill take a look at it for you if you like, at a reasonable rate too ;)

    USB is one way of doing it, but you have limited control over the board if the HD is sick.

    Drop me a PM..........


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    Kevo
    Registered Users Posts: 427 ✭✭Kevo


    I had this problem last week.

    Download Ubuntu live and burn the iso to a disk: http://www.ubuntu.com/download
    Then boot Ubuntu and open the terminal.

    In order to see the files on the hard drive you will have to mount the partition. Check out this thread to find out how: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054884923

    Then burn the files to a cd.


    It sounds a bit complicated but its realy not that bad. Also this way you dont have to buy an IDE to USB adaptor.


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    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,070 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    If you know anyone with a 2.5" hard disk caddy you can pop it into that. You can get them on ebay cheap, I got mine for about 20 I think. If the data is still there and the hdd is ok will show up as a removeable drive in my computer. Where abouts are you?


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    ressem
    Registered Users Posts: 2,426 ✭✭✭ressem


    Along the same vein as Kevo's solution, I'd try burning an iso of "knoppix std", and replacing the broken hard drive in the machine.
    Includes a custom set of packages for this sort of stuff.

    ftp/email files that you want to keep, assuming you don't have area to copy entire disk image.


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